Iyayu | |
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Native to | Nigeria |
Native speakers | 25,000 (2000) [1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | iya |
Glottolog | iyay1238 |
Iyayu (Idoani) is an Edoid language of Ondo State, Nigeria.
The Edoid languages are a few dozen languages spoken in Southern Nigeria, predominantly in the former Bendel State. The name Edoid derives from its most widely spoken member, Edo, the language of Benin City, which has 2 million native and secondary speakers.
The Idoani Confederacy is a traditional state based in the town of Idoani in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. The origins of the state date back at least to 15th century, when the Oba Ozolua "the Conqueror" fathered the Alani of Idoani, which he made a vassal state of the Benin Empire.
Idoani is a quiet small town in Ondo State of Nigeria where the Federal Government College, Idoani, is located. It is the seat of the Idoani Confederacy, a Nigerian traditional state.